Men's Cross Country Finishes 22nd of 33 Teams At NCAA Regional

Nov 15, 2008

BRONX,
N.Y.  The Quinnipiac University men's cross country team
finished the NCAA Northeast Regional in Van Cortland Park 22nd in a
field of 33 teams Saturday morning. The Bobcats were led by
Northeast Conference Outstanding Performer and Rookie of the Year
Rich Klauber (Thomaston, Conn.). His 71st-place finish in 33:53 led
the Bobcats to a team score of 594. Iona and Providence secured
automatic bids to the NCAA Championships as the top two teams at
the meet.

Freshman
Dan Roark (Dracut, Mass.) crossed the line second for the Bobcats
in 34:26. That time was good for a 96th-place finish in a field of
239 runners. Tyler Dinnan (Juneau, Alaska) was the third Quinnipiac
runner to finish with a time of 34:53, good for 116th
overall.

John
Greenlaw (Hampstead, N.H.) and Jack McDonald (Cheshire, Conn.)
rounded out the Quinnipiac runners in the scoring. Greenlaw
finished the 10K Van Cortland Park Course in 35:42 and in 152nd
place. McDonald ran a 35:49 and finished as the 159th
runner.

Addison
Pellerano (Surrey, Maine) and Taylor Roberts (Newburyport, Mass.)
were the final two Bobcats to cross the line. Pellerano finished in
171st place in 35:58, while Roberts crossed soon after in 187th in
36:23.

Head
Coach Ed O'Connor said, "We had a great season. Our place today did
not show the effort the team brought in bad race
conditions."